20639 - SCTE Broadband May2020 COMPLETE v1

44 Vol. 42 No. 2 - May 2020 Issue Amphenol Broadband Solutions’ General Manager, Josh Hirschey, outlines its support to customers during the COVID-19 crisis and explains how it is positioning itself to meet current and future market demands. By Sara Waddington, Editor, SCTE Broadband Journal Keeping Connected Amphenol Broadband Solutions is a leading global player in the manufacturing and engineering of interconnect RF & optical products, as well as solutions across the entire spectrum of broadband network topologies (wireless, copper, fibre and satellite) for broadband and wireless telecommunication service providers. Headquartered in Wallingford CT, USA, it sells products into forty countries and over 200 service providers. It has also provided training to these companies with over 15,000 broadband technicians trained in 2019 alone. With strategic manufacturing and distribution locations around the world, including manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, Amphenol Broadband Solutions also offers hardware, design and inventory management solutions, along with training and deployment programmes. Its focus is on delivering solutions for every part of today’s advanced networks for operators across the globe. Broadband Journal spoke to ABS General Manager, Josh Hirschey, to understand how it is supporting its customers during the COVID-19 crisis and how it is positioning itself to meet current and future market demands. BBJ: Please give us a brief background of Amphenol Broadband Solutions (ABS). JH: Amphenol Broadband Solutions (ABS) is a leading RF and optical solutions provider which supports global broadband operators. It is a division of Amphenol Corporation, a global Fortune 500 US$ 8-billion leading diversified interconnect manufacturer, which has been in existence for over 80 years. Our Broadband division was formed as part of an organic and acquisitive process starting with the Times Fibre Communication (TFC) business, which had become part of Amphenol in the early 1990s. TFC was an early coaxial cable from the industry Josh Hirschey, General Manager, ABS

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